Recipe for "rolled-cookies"

NAME

     ROLLED-COOKIES - Rolled cookies for the Christmas holidays
     I almost never make these cookies except at Christmas  time.
     They  just seem to be Christmas cookies. (I did make a batch
     of heart shaped ones  last  Valentine's  day  for  my  then-
     fiance.)  I  usually  make these cookies in Christmas shapes
     and frost them with green and red frosting. This is  a  good
     recipe for kids to help out with.

INGREDIENTS (3 dozen)

          COOKIES
     200 g     brown sugar
     2.5 ml    salt
     100 g     soft butter
     1         egg
     2.5 ml    vanilla
     175 g     flour, sifted
     2.5 ml    baking powder
     1 ml      baking soda
     1 ml      cinnamon
          GLAZE
     200 g     confectioners sugar
     1         egg white, slightly beaten
     15 g      melted butter
     0.5 ml    salt
     2.5 ml    vanilla
               food coloring (optional)

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Mix sugar, salt and butter thoroughly. Add egg and
               vanilla, and beat till fluffy.
          (2)  Sift flour, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon  and
               add to mixture.
          (3)  Chill well, several hours, or over night.
          (4)  Make the glaze: mix the glaze ingredients together
               until smooth.
          (5)  Roll the dough out until it is  3  mm  thick.  Cut
               into  fancy  shapes  and  bake on ungreased cookie
               sheet for 8-10 minutes at 175 deg. C.   Let  cool,
               and glaze.

NOTES

     It helps to keep most of the dough in the refrigerator while
     you are cutting shapes. It cuts much better when it is cold.
     These are time-consuming and fairly difficult, but worth it.

RATING

     Difficulty: moderate.  Time: 30 minutes  preparation,  over-
     night  chill, 1 hour cutting and baking.  Precision: measure
     the ingredients.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Katherine Rives Albitz
     Purdue University, Computer Science Dept.
     hpfcla!hpcnof!k_albitz@hplabs.hp.com